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[[Image:Krosshair.png|thumb|right|'''Krosshair'''.]]
|image=[[File:Kroc DK64.png|200px]]<br>Kroc aiming at Donkey Kong in ''Donkey Kong 64''
'''Krosshair''' is a rare enemy first encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
}}
{{distinguish|[[Krockhead]], alternatively named Krocs}}
{{quote|GET OUT!|Kroc|Donkey Kong 64}}
'''Kroc'''<ref>{{cite|quote=[[Krack Shot Kroc]]|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan; Munson, Terry; Shinoda, Paul|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English|page=77 and 78}}</ref> is a rare, unseen enemy represented by an aiming cursor in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. In both games, Kroc cannot be defeated and must be avoided entirely. Their aim and fire is represented by cursor, usually light green in color.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
[[File:Kroc DKC3.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Krack Shot Kroc DKC3.png|thumb|A Kroc's cursor aiming toward Squitter, from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'']]
In ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', Kroc appears only in one level, [[Krack Shot Kroc|Krack-Shot Kroc]]. Kroc follows [[Squitter]] (whom [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] are transformed into) during the entire [[level]]. Kroc starts chasing after Squitter near the start when he passes a warning sign, and the sound of a warning siren plays, including if Squitter re-enters the main level either by clearing a [[bonus room|Bonus Level]] or by continuing from a [[Star Barrel]]. Every few seconds, the aiming cursor flashes briefly, a red X appears in it, and Kroc shoots out a fireball in an arc. After this, the cursor briefly stops moving before continuing to follow Squitter. It is possible for Squitter to fool Kroc into defeating an enemy, even [[Buzz (enemy)|red Buzzes]], by shooting a fireball at one instead. Some barriers appear along the way for Squitter to hide behind to protect himself from taking damage, since fireballs bounce off of barrels. One of Krack Shot Kroc's [[Bonus Level]]s involves the player controlling Kroc's aiming cursor to shoot fireballs at enemies for a [[Bonus Coin (Donkey Kong franchise)|Bonus Coin]] appears, which itself is obtained by shooting a fireball at it. The end of the level has a sign similar to the [[No Animal Sign]], except it instructs Kroc's cursor to not go any further. Unlike a regular No Animal Sign, the cursor does not pass by and disappear to reveal a prize but instead slowly moves back before staying in place. If Squitter passes the sign and then backtracks, Kroc continues trying to shoot fireballs at Squitter. Kroc is one of the few characters absent from [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]].


Krosshair appears only in one level in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' called "[[Krack Shot Kroc]]". In this level an aiming cursor, manned by Krosshair will stalk [[Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] (who are transformed into [[Squitter the Spider]]) throughout a factory trying to blast them with large fireballs. Though Krosshair is quite procise in it's firing it can be tricked into blasting the various enemies found throughout the level.
In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], the warning siren sound was removed. Just before each shot, Kroc lets out an evil laugh, which is a stock sound effect from the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 sound effects library by The Hollywood Edge and has also been used by [[Rare Ltd.]] in other ''Donkey Kong'' games. Kroc's cursor also takes shorter pauses between each shot. In the "Bash the Baddies!" Bonus Level, the shooting trajectory is in a straight line instead of an arc, so a fireball can directly hit an enemy while it is within the cursor.


Interestingly the "[[Destroy Them All]]" mini-game in "Krackshot Kroc" the player actually gets to control Krosshair and use it to blast several [[Rekoil]]s and [[Buzz]]es to beat the mini-game.
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Kroc appears in a few indoor areas of some levels. The active [[Kong]] has to trigger an event for Kroc to notice them. If the Kong is detected, both a cursor and a timer appear on-screen, followed by Kroc saying, "Get out!". The Kong must evacuate the area within the limited time provided. Kroc is flawless at aiming, as its cursor is constantly pointed at the Kongs, regardless of their movements. If the Kong does not escape on time, Kroc blasts them with an explosive. The damage of these explosives varies with Kroc's location. Kroc first appears in [[Angry Aztec]]'s Temple with Five Doors. It starts aiming at a Kong once they have obtained a [[Golden Banana]] in their respective part of the temple. In [[Crystal Caves]], Kroc appears if the Kong fails a timed challenge within a lodge or cabin. In these areas, if Kroc detects the Kong, it blasts them almost immediately, usually within a second, so that they cannot escape in time. In [[Chunky Kong]]'s case, if he gets caught under a spotlight, Kroc immediately blasts him within one second. Kroc makes a final appearance in [[Creepy Castle]]'s greenhouse. In Angry Aztec's temple and Creepy Castle's greenhouse, Kroc's explosive takes away one [[Watermelon|melon]] slice from the Kong's health bar and the timer resets to 10 seconds, with the process repeating until all of the Kong's health is gone. In Crystal Caves, however, the Kong loses all of their health at once from being blasted by Kroc.
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Krosshair reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. In this game Krosshair first appears in the area [[Angry Aztec]] in the [[Five-Faced Temple]]. Whenever a Kong obtains a [[Golden Banana]] in the temple Krosshair's cursor will appear and a menacing voice will yell "Get out!". If a Kong fails to get out of the temple in time they will be blasted and either lose health or be defeated.
==Profiles==
*'''''Donkey Kong 64'' Player's Guide:''' ''As you'll see when you return with each Kong, once you steal a Golden Banana from inside this temple, you'll be marked with crosshairs and have to flee to survive.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Player's Guide|page=41|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1999|author=Bihldorff, Nate; Leung, Jason; Williams, Drew; Pelland, Scott}}</ref>


Krosshair later appears in the area [[Crystal Caves]] inside several of the areas cabins and lodges.
==Voice samples==
{{media table
|file1=Kroc "GET OUT!".oga
|title1=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|description1=''"GET OUT!"''
|file2=Kroc's laugh.oga
|title2=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|description2=Kroc's evil laugh (sampled from the "{{file link|Evil Laugh.oga|Evil Laugh}}" track from the ''Cartoon Trax Volume 1'' album).
}}


Since Krosshair is never actually seen it is unknown if it is one weapon weilding character or several; it is also unknown if Krosshair is even a living being either.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Kroc.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
DKC3 GBA Kroc sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (GBA) sprite
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ger=Alligator
|Ita=Kroc
}}


* In the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3, the sound for Krosshair laughing menacingly before he tries to take a shot at you was also used for [[Kloak]] in the GBA version of [[Donkey Kong Country 2]].
==References==
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Kroc
Kroc and Donkey Kong
Kroc aiming at Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong 64
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Variant of Kremling
Not to be confused with Krockhead, alternatively named Krocs.
“GET OUT!”
—Kroc, Donkey Kong 64

Kroc[1][2] is a rare, unseen enemy represented by an aiming cursor in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong 64. In both games, Kroc cannot be defeated and must be avoided entirely. Their aim and fire is represented by cursor, usually light green in color.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

A Kroc in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
A Kroc's cursor aiming toward Squitter, from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Kroc appears only in one level, Krack-Shot Kroc. Kroc follows Squitter (whom Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong are transformed into) during the entire level. Kroc starts chasing after Squitter near the start when he passes a warning sign, and the sound of a warning siren plays, including if Squitter re-enters the main level either by clearing a Bonus Level or by continuing from a Star Barrel. Every few seconds, the aiming cursor flashes briefly, a red X appears in it, and Kroc shoots out a fireball in an arc. After this, the cursor briefly stops moving before continuing to follow Squitter. It is possible for Squitter to fool Kroc into defeating an enemy, even red Buzzes, by shooting a fireball at one instead. Some barriers appear along the way for Squitter to hide behind to protect himself from taking damage, since fireballs bounce off of barrels. One of Krack Shot Kroc's Bonus Levels involves the player controlling Kroc's aiming cursor to shoot fireballs at enemies for a Bonus Coin appears, which itself is obtained by shooting a fireball at it. The end of the level has a sign similar to the No Animal Sign, except it instructs Kroc's cursor to not go any further. Unlike a regular No Animal Sign, the cursor does not pass by and disappear to reveal a prize but instead slowly moves back before staying in place. If Squitter passes the sign and then backtracks, Kroc continues trying to shoot fireballs at Squitter. Kroc is one of the few characters absent from Dixie Kong's Photo Album.

In the Game Boy Advance version, the warning siren sound was removed. Just before each shot, Kroc lets out an evil laugh, which is a stock sound effect from the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 sound effects library by The Hollywood Edge and has also been used by Rare Ltd. in other Donkey Kong games. Kroc's cursor also takes shorter pauses between each shot. In the "Bash the Baddies!" Bonus Level, the shooting trajectory is in a straight line instead of an arc, so a fireball can directly hit an enemy while it is within the cursor.

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

In Donkey Kong 64, Kroc appears in a few indoor areas of some levels. The active Kong has to trigger an event for Kroc to notice them. If the Kong is detected, both a cursor and a timer appear on-screen, followed by Kroc saying, "Get out!". The Kong must evacuate the area within the limited time provided. Kroc is flawless at aiming, as its cursor is constantly pointed at the Kongs, regardless of their movements. If the Kong does not escape on time, Kroc blasts them with an explosive. The damage of these explosives varies with Kroc's location. Kroc first appears in Angry Aztec's Temple with Five Doors. It starts aiming at a Kong once they have obtained a Golden Banana in their respective part of the temple. In Crystal Caves, Kroc appears if the Kong fails a timed challenge within a lodge or cabin. In these areas, if Kroc detects the Kong, it blasts them almost immediately, usually within a second, so that they cannot escape in time. In Chunky Kong's case, if he gets caught under a spotlight, Kroc immediately blasts him within one second. Kroc makes a final appearance in Creepy Castle's greenhouse. In Angry Aztec's temple and Creepy Castle's greenhouse, Kroc's explosive takes away one melon slice from the Kong's health bar and the timer resets to 10 seconds, with the process repeating until all of the Kong's health is gone. In Crystal Caves, however, the Kong loses all of their health at once from being blasted by Kroc.

Profiles[edit]

  • Donkey Kong 64 Player's Guide: As you'll see when you return with each Kong, once you steal a Golden Banana from inside this temple, you'll be marked with crosshairs and have to flee to survive.[3]

Voice samples[edit]

Audio.svg Donkey Kong 64 - "GET OUT!"
File infoMedia:Kroc "GET OUT!".oga
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Audio.svg Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! - Kroc's evil laugh (sampled from the "Evil LaughMedia:Evil Laugh.oga" track from the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 album).
File infoMedia:Kroc's laugh.oga
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Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Alligator[?] -
Italian Kroc[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Krack Shot Kroc" – 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Nintendo.
  2. ^ Owsen, Dan; Munson, Terry; Shinoda, Paul (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 77 and 78.
  3. ^ Bihldorff, Nate; Leung, Jason; Williams, Drew; Pelland, Scott (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. Page 41.
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Kremlings
Characters Congazuma • Cranky K. Rool • Draglinger • General Klump • Giant Viking Kremling • Green Kroc • Jr. Klap Trap • Junklomp • K. Lumsy • Kalypso • Kaptain Skurvy • Kass • Kerozene • King K. Rool • King Kut Out • Kip • Klubba • Kleever • Kludge • Krunch • Krunch's mother • Krusha • Krushy • Kudgel • Kutlass • Mega Amp • Okusan • Quint Skurvy • Resident demon
Species Bazuka • Ghost • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Kasplat • Klampon • Klank • Klaptrap • Klasp • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klump • Knocka • Kobble • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kosha • Kracka • Krash • Kremling boater • Kremling cop • Krimp • Kritter • Kroc • Krockhead • Krook • Krumple • Kruncha • Krusha • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Kutlass • Re-Koil • Robokremling • Rock Kroc • Shroom • Skeleton Kremling • Skidda • Super Team goalie
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Konga • Lanky Konga • Tiny Konga • Chunky Konga
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelora • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopusa • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Krackaa • Kremling boatera • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolatesa • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rosea • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Minea • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrierb • Kroctopus Krusha
Pacificaa Dingy Drain-Pipea • Stormy Seasa • Sunken Sprucea • Cliffside Blasta • Ripcurl Reefa • Surf's Upa • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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Donkey Kong 64
Protagonists Playable characters Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Chunky Kong • Krusha* • Klaptrap† • Mario#
Non-playable characters B. Locker • Banana Fairy • Banana Fairy Princess • Beanstalk • Beetle • Buzzard • Candy Kong • Funky Kong • Ice Creature • K. Lumsy • Llama • Mermaid • Microphone • Mini-Car • Owl • Professor Cranky Kong • Rabbit • Scoff • Seal • Snide • Troff • Worm • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Squawks • Lightfish
Antagonists Bosses Army Dillo • Dogadon • Toy Monster • Mad Jack • Puftoss • Giant Spider • King Kut Out • King Krusha K. Rool
Enemies Barrel# • Bat • Block • Book • Buzzard • Cement tub# • Donkey Kong# • Fire# • Fireball# • Flame • Fly • Ghost • Giant Viking Kremling • Gnawty • Jack# • Kasplat • Klaptrap • Klobber • Klump • Kosha • Krash • Kremling cop • Kritter • Kroc • Mechanical Zinger • Mr. Dice • Oil drum# • Oyster • Puftup • Resident demon • Robokremling • Scubi • Shroom • Shuri • Sir Domino • Skeleton Kremling • Small Spider • TNT Bomber • Tomato • Zinger
Locations DK Isles Kong Isle • Banana Fairy Island • Crocodile Isle • K. Lumsy's Prison
Levels Jungle Japes • Angry Aztec • Frantic Factory • Gloomy Galleon • Fungi Forest • Crystal Caves • Creepy Castle • Hideout Helm
Other areas DK's Tree House • Funky's Store • Candy's Music Shop • Cranky's Lab • Troff 'n' Scoff • Wrinkly Door • Snide's H.Q. • Kremling craft • Boxing arena
Items 5-Banana Coin • Bananas (Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Green) • Banana Balloon • Banana Bunch • Banana Camera Film • Banana Coin • Banana Medal • Battle Crown • Blueprint • Boss Key • Candy's Headphones • Crystal Coconut • DK Coin • Golden Banana • Melon • Nintendo Coin • Orange • Rareware Coin • Supply Crate
Objects Barrels & crates Animal crate • Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Cranky's Kong Barrel • Metal keg • Tag Barrel • TNT Barrel • Training Barrel
Switches Kong Switch • Target Switch • Wall switch
Pads Bananaport Pad • Battle Arena Pad • Cranky's Kong Pad • Music Pad
Weapons Coconut Shooter • Peanut Popgun • Grape Shooter • Feather Bow • Pineapple Launcher • Orange grenade launcher*
Others Boulder • Cannon • Cannonball • DK Dirt Pile • DK Portal • Melon Crate • Minecart • Toxic waste
Minigames Bonus stages Batty Barrel Bandit! • Peril Path Panic! • Big Bug Bash! • Searchlight Seek! • Kremling Kosh! • Splish-Splash Salvage! • Speedy Swing Sortie! • Mad Maze Maul! • Minecart Mayhem! • Stealthy Snoop! • Teetering Turtle Trouble! • Busy Barrel Barrage! • Beaver Bother! • Krazy Kong Klamour! • Stash Snatch!
Others Donkey Kong • Enguarde Arena • Jetpac • Mine Cart Ride • Rambi Arena
Special moves From Cranky Baboon Balloon • Baboon Blast • Chimpy Charge • Gorilla Gone • Gorilla Grab • Hunky Chunky • Mini-Monkey • Monkeyport • OrangStand • OrangStand Sprint • Pony Tail Twirl • Primate Punch • Rocketbarrel Boost • Simian Slam • Simian Spring • Strong Kong
From Candy Bongo Blast • Guitar Gazump • Trombone Tremor • Saxophone Slam • Triangle Trample
Other Banana Fairy's Camera • Super Slam
Other Banana hoard • Blast-o-Matic • DK Rap • Donkey Konk • Gallery • DKTV • Glitches • DK Rap Attack • Kremling Krunch • Lore Quiz • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
* Multiplayer only
† Minigame only
# Donkey Kong arcade game only
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